Robert Bob Nastanovich is an American musician and member of the indie rock band Pavement, as well as former member of the Silver Jews, Ectoslavia, and Pale Horse Riders.
Bob Nastanovich was born in Rochester, New York. He attended the University of Virginia, where he met Pavements Stephen Malkmus and future Silver Jews leader David Berman. The three moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, living and working together at various jobs in art galleries and Nastanovich as a bus driverbus terminal manager in New York City and Hoboken. It was during this period that Malkmus reunited with longtime friend Scott Kannberg to create the first Pavement album Slanted and Enchanted in drummer Gary Youngs makeshift home studio. It is also during this time also that the seeds for the future Silver Jews were planted.
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